Alert archive / New Jersey / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2016
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 85, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 8, 2016, 4:29 PM EDT for 5 counties in New Jersey. It was in force for 46 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 8, 2016, 4:29 PM EDT (20:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 8, 2016, 5:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Hunterdon County, NJ, Middlesex County, NJ, Morris County, NJ, Somerset County, NJ, Warren County, NJ
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:30 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 144 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 387 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -107 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 884 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 17 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -67 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -38 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
735
WUUS51 KPHI 082029
SVRPHI
NJC019-023-027-035-041-082115-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0085.160708T2029Z-160708T2115Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
429 PM EDT FRI JUL 8 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL WARREN COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN NEW JERSEY...
NORTHEASTERN HUNTERDON COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN NEW JERSEY...
SOMERSET COUNTY IN NORTHERN NEW JERSEY...
SOUTHWESTERN MORRIS COUNTY IN NORTHERN NEW JERSEY...
NORTH CENTRAL MIDDLESEX COUNTY IN NORTHERN NEW JERSEY...
* UNTIL 515 PM EDT
* AT 429 PM EDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR BASKING RIDGE TO NEAR WASHINGTON...MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND PENNY SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SOMERVILLE...SOMERSET...EDISON...BRIDGEWATER...MIDDLESEX...
BOUND BROOK...MANVILLE...HACKETTSTOWN...WASHINGTON...MENDHAM...
HIGH BRIDGE...CLINTON...PEAPACK AND GLADSTONE...OXFORD...
GLEN GARDNER...CHESTER...HAMPTON...LEBANON...CALIFON AND FAR HILLS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...FREQUENT CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS
IMMEDIATELY. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE
ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
&&
LAT...LON 4051 7432 4051 7467 4062 7501 4079 7507
4090 7489 4079 7450 4069 7444 4067 7446
4066 7445 4066 7442 4064 7441 4060 7446
4060 7438
TIME...MOT...LOC 2029Z 304DEG 13KT 4073 7457 4075 7492
HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
JRK2 follow-up statements
748
WWUS51 KPHI 082056
SVSPHI
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
456 PM EDT FRI JUL 8 2016
NJC023-082103-
/O.CAN.KPHI.SV.W.0085.000000T0000Z-160708T2115Z/
MIDDLESEX NJ-
456 PM EDT FRI JUL 8 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL MIDDLESEX COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE WEAKENED. THEREFORE THE
WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 4057 7453 4051 7458 4051 7468 4052 7470
4062 7501 4079 7507 4090 7489 4079 7450
4076 7448 4059 7448
TIME...MOT...LOC 2053Z 272DEG 5KT 4066 7461 4077 7484
$$
NJC019-027-035-041-082115-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0085.000000T0000Z-160708T2115Z/
WARREN NJ-HUNTERDON NJ-SOMERSET NJ-MORRIS NJ-
456 PM EDT FRI JUL 8 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM EDT
FOR CENTRAL WARREN...NORTHEASTERN HUNTERDON...NORTHERN SOMERSET AND
SOUTHWESTERN MORRIS COUNTIES...
AT 453 PM EDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR FAR HILLS TO NEAR CALIFON...MOVING EAST AT 5 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SOMERVILLE...BRIDGEWATER...MIDDLESEX...BOUND BROOK...MANVILLE...
HACKETTSTOWN...WASHINGTON...MENDHAM...HIGH BRIDGE...CLINTON...
PEAPACK AND GLADSTONE...OXFORD...GLEN GARDNER...CHESTER...HAMPTON...
LEBANON...CALIFON...FAR HILLS...GREAT MEADOWS-VIENNA AND BEATYESTOWN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
MORRIS COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED NUMEROUS TREE DOWN IN
THE COUNTY FROM THESE STORMS.
IN ADDITION TO DAMAGING WINDS...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING
IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY.
REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
SMALL HAIL IS POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
&&
LAT...LON 4057 7453 4051 7458 4051 7468 4052 7470
4062 7501 4079 7507 4090 7489 4079 7450
4076 7448 4059 7448
TIME...MOT...LOC 2053Z 272DEG 5KT 4066 7461 4077 7484
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
JRK318
WWUS51 KPHI 082108
SVSPHI
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
508 PM EDT FRI JUL 8 2016
NJC019-027-035-041-082118-
/O.EXP.KPHI.SV.W.0085.000000T0000Z-160708T2115Z/
WARREN NJ-HUNTERDON NJ-SOMERSET NJ-MORRIS NJ-
508 PM EDT FRI JUL 8 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL WARREN...NORTHEASTERN
HUNTERDON...NORTHERN SOMERSET AND SOUTHWESTERN MORRIS COUNTIES WILL
EXPIRE AT 515 PM EDT...
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. HOWEVER GUSTY WINDS
AND HEAVY RAIN ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS.
LAT...LON 4057 7453 4051 7458 4051 7468 4052 7470
4062 7501 4079 7507 4090 7489 4079 7450
4076 7448 4059 7448
TIME...MOT...LOC 2108Z 304DEG 13KT 4066 7461 4077 7484
$$
SFJThe office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 8, 1:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Camden, Gloucester, Hunterdon, Salem, Warren | 3 hr |
| Jul 8, 2:30 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Burlington, Camden | 4 hr |
| Jul 8, 2:46 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Morris | 4 hr |
| Jul 8, 3:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Morris | 37 min |
| Jul 8, 3:12 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Morris, Sussex, Warren | 4 hr |
| Jul 8, 3:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Burlington | 35 min |
| Jul 8, 3:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Atlantic, Burlington, Camden | 43 min |
| Jul 8, 3:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Morris | 33 min |
| Jul 8, 3:43 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Warren | 4 hr |
| Jul 8, 3:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Morris, Somerset | 45 min |
| Jul 8, 4:08 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Atlantic, Burlington | 4 hr |
| Jul 8, 4:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Atlantic, Burlington | 50 min |
| Jul 8, 4:25 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Morris, Somerset, Warren | 4 hr |
| Jul 8, 4:56 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Hunterdon, Middlesex, Morris, Somerset, Warren | 4 hr |
| Jul 8, 4:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Atlantic | 46 min |
| Jul 8, 5:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Hunterdon, Mercer, Somerset | 48 min |
| Jul 8, 5:18 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Somerset | 4 hr |
| Jul 8, 5:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Morris | 50 min |
| Jul 8, 5:28 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Atlantic | 4 hr |
| Jul 8, 5:48 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Burlington, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth | 4 hr |
| Jul 8, 5:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Mercer | 36 min |
| Jul 8, 6:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Burlington, Camden | 23 min |
| Jul 8, 6:36 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Burlington, Camden | 4 hr |
| Jul 8, 7:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Atlantic | 31 min |
| Jul 8, 7:38 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Atlantic, Burlington, Camden | 4 hr |
| Jul 8, 7:48 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Atlantic, Burlington, Camden | 4 hr |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.